Week 47 · The Jewish Year
Pesach II: Seder and the Exodus
Questions 828–845
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Objectives
Explain this week’s central concepts accurately, respectfully, and in clear language.
Answer Questions 828–845 in complete sentences and correct them after discussion.
Connect belief and law to observable practice in home, synagogue, and community.
Core content
Haggadah; four cups; matzah; maror; Maggid; children’s questions; freedom and covenant.
Required reading
Siddur and machzor; Haggadah; practical festival guide; selected Tanakh and rabbinic sources for each season.
Practical observance
Rehearse the Seder order and prepare one short teaching rooted in the Haggadah.
Hebrew strand
Practice 10–15 minutes daily: festival texts, Haggadah, and calendar terms. Record one passage that became easier this week.
Homework and reflection
Complete written responses for 828–845; mark every answer that depends on local custom or rabbinic ruling.
Write 150–250 words: “How should this week’s learning change the way I live?”
Record attendance, practice completed, uncertainties, and one question for the sponsoring rabbi.
Rabbinic checkpoint
Lead or follow the Seder confidently and connect ritual details to Yetziat Mitzrayim.